The Tragedy of Bushido

A 16-year-old youth is ordered to commit ritual suicide to follow his deceased lord into death and preserve the honor of his clan. His elder brother's wife, who has raised him as if he were her own child, asks her husband for permission to spend a single night with the young man and teach him the pleasures of the flesh, out of motherly mercy. However, the following day, an official decree is issued to ban suicide through fidelity...

Director: Eitaro Morikawa

Cast: Miki Mori, Junichiro Yamashita, Hizuru Takachiho, Fumio Watanabe, Mutsuko Sakura, Sōhei Kurata, Sōnosuke Oda, Shichisaburo Amatsu

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